Another of our senior players has agreed terms for the 2018-19 season.

Influential winger Paul Shanley has committed to Runcorn Linnets for our EVO-STIK League debut.

The club are happy to announce that Club Captain Kyle Hamid was keen to immediately commit to next season's campaign.

The club are delighted to announce that following discussions over the last few days, Michael Ellison and his Management Team have agreed to remain with Runcorn Linnets. Both parties have made assurances that both agree and secure our long-term vision. The club and Management Team would both like to stress that the issues surrounding this misunderstanding were not financial in nature, as widely rumoured on social media.

We look forward to working together with continued success as we step up into the next level of Football, and we are all fully focused on preparation for the new season.

Runcorn Linnets have this afternoon reluctantly accepted the resignation of manager, Michael Ellison.

Michael's two seasons in charge culminated in the lifting of The Hallmark Security League title and with it promotion to the EVO-STIK League Division One West for 2018-19.

However, the manager has said that over the last two months he has been considering his future at the club.

This morning Michael informed club chairman, Mark Buckley that he was stepping down with immediate effect while stressing that there was no possibility of him having a change of mind.

The club wishes to place on record its appreciation for Michael's service as a successful and hard-working player, captain and manager while also recognising the contributions of assistant boss Matt Cross and first team coach Danny Salt to our recent successes.

The search for a new manager begins immediately.

Runcorn Linnets are excited to announce the first games in our 2018-19 season pre-season fixtures schedule coupled with admission prices and rates for Season Tickets.

With a few more games still to be rubber stamped, we can announce that The Linnets will face Ashton United, Rhyl, Witton Albion and Hyde United.

Runcorn Linnets will host Ashton United at The Millbank Linnets Stadium on Tuesday 17th July with a 7.45pm kick off before travelling to Rhyl on Saturday 21st July, with kick off at The Corbett Sports Stadium being 3pm.

Our traditional friendly with Witton Albion is scheduled for Saturday 4th August at The Millbank, and we travel to Hyde United on Saturday 11th August for a special game, with more details from our hosts to be released in due time.

Admission prices for home pre-season games are £5 for Adults and £3 concessions, and please note as always that the pre-season schedule is very much open to change. We will hopefully announce more games soon.

As we make the transition into a higher level of football, of course there has to be an increase in admission charges, and from next season admission prices will be set at £8 for Adults and £5 for Concessions. We will hopefully continue to be able to allow accompanied 16s and unders to watch The Linnets for free, but as ever things will need to be confirmed as and when we are officially accepted into The Evo-Stik League and we have had chance to digest league rules and guidance.

Of course Season Tickets are a great way to watch regular football at The Millbank Linnets Stadium at a lower price, and we are pleased to announce our Season Tickets for the new season at £128 for Adults and £80 for Concessions, representing great value for money for our regular fans. More details and ordering details are at www.RuncornLinnetsFC.co.uk/SeasonTickets.

We will be announcing further commercial and fund-raising schemes throughout the summer, it is essential that we give the manager our backing as we enter Step Four football for the first time as Runcorn Linnets.

We remain a club that is run "By the fans, for the fans", and would ask fans to consider how they can help the club in any way.

Thanks for your support in 2017-18 and we hope to bring more great football and success to you in 2018-19.